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Ok, so this is more of my process then an actual tutorial. But if you wondering how i've been doing all these things lately, this is pretty much how.

My process is championed by layering in Photoshop CS3. This allows for excessively easy editing of almost all, if not all elements of an image. This comes in handy, say if an Art Director said he wanted to see this guy in read. All i would need to so is just use the fill command on the color layer.


The tool i use primarily is the brush, and go between using pen pressure for opacity, and just using round, soft brush with no pen-pressure related changes. In all cases im using a rather low opacity for the bush. I work in black and white first, so i can focus on the light in space, and how it reacts to various surfaces. From there i go on to light color and so forth.

Another element that i did leave out of whats above is using 'noise'. Even though you can usually only tell at higher resolutions, all of my work recently has had a noise layer over it. Its important to say layer, and not just filter. I drop a 50% gray layer down in the middle of whatever im doing, set it to overlay, and add monochromatic noise. This breaks up the unnaturally smooth surfaces of photoshop drawn objects and adds another level of believability to the eye.

Texturing is always fun. It , like noise, helps to break up the computer panted surfaces to add another level believability. For a piece like this i have texture layers for burn marks, scratches, blood, rust, and others. Theres no (good) texture button in photoshop, everything i do is hand painted. Sometimes using layer effects can enhance the look of a texture painted on a layer. it pays to play around to see what you come up with.

Post effects are just stuff to make your design look pretty. Adding a ground, drop shadow, background, and other elements can be important. Though most of those are standard. Adding atmospheric elements can help, like depth of field, or distortion of colors depending on their distance from the camera. Even going back and adding small highlights on key areas to move your eye to focal points can help/ be important.

Hope this all gives some insight into what im doing. peace.
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~Devin-Busha Feb 10, 2010
Great job! Thanks for sharing! :)
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~Dave-Mastor Aug 13, 2008
Astounding! Your hand is an impressive tool, and combined with your attention to detail, makes for some impressive art.
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~larcenciel-11 Apr 21, 2008
awesome. wow. jim raynor should get this armor in sc2.
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~wizzpig666 Apr 16, 2008
Awesome piece of work, and extremely informative. Boy do I have a long way to go ! :D
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~lima-bean Apr 12, 2008
I need to try this approach.
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!quarkenzyme Apr 10, 2008
wow! this is a great resource! :#1:

im still moderately new to digital art, and i drink up all the information i can find on the subject, especially advice from experianced artists. :) this has helped me alot. thank you.

one thing i dont understand though, how did you apply the differeent colours to the different sections of the highlights, like the orangish coming from above, and the teal light coming from behind/below....?

maybe you could show the different layers before the blending is changed, you know? so we can se exactly what it looks like normally... just an idea. :)
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~MeckanicalMind Apr 11, 2008  Professional Digital Artist
i would, but since i dont work with the layers i am using to color un-blended, it might cause more confusion. I'll just say like it says somewhere up there, for applying colors like that, that I'm painting on a layer that is set to 'overlay' mode. I recommend you trying the steps i have listed above in order as far as practicing layering. I will say that a little color or value goes a long way, so both the teal and yellow orange where painted very lightly, on the 'overlay' layer.
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!quarkenzyme Apr 11, 2008
ok, i understand that you overlayed it, but how do you get it to only color certain areas without affecting the entire highlight layer? like, why is the highlight only teal coloured on the side?

sorry if im confusing ^^;, but thanks alot for the help. :)
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~MeckanicalMind Apr 11, 2008  Professional Digital Artist
as simple as it sounds; it is only teal on the side, because i only applied my teal colored brush on the side.
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!quarkenzyme Apr 13, 2008
:ohmygod: oh gawsh... DUH! hahah...
im sorry. i understand now! ^^; haha
i guess i just assumed it was a solid layer of colour or something.

thanks again so much for the help, and good luck. :D
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